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Are you one of the millions of fans of HowStuffWorks.com, our podcasts, our videos, our superstar experts? With the new HowStuffWorks Android App, you will finally have access to over 30,000 articles, podcasts, quizzes, and videos all in one place!

The HowStuffWorks Android app not only gives you instant access to a massive collection of articles and podcasts right on your Android device, but also you gives you direct access to our famous podcasters and HowStuffWorks experts! Tweet with the HowStuffWorks crew while you listen! And of course, keep yourself sharp as a tack by taking one of our HowStuffWorks quizzes!

Stream our amazing popular podcasts while reading any article in the app -- or chat directly with the podcasters -- even read their newest blog posts. Want to get a new episode ASAP? Set up a push notification and you’ll instantly be the first in the know! All 2,000+ of these great shows are now immediately available in the new HowStuffWorks Android app!

-Stuff You Should Know: Josh and Chuck give fans permission to ponder.

-Stuff You Missed in History Class: If you weren’t paying attention, Stuff You Missed in History Class has you covered.

-BrainStuff: HowStuffWorks founder, Marshall Brain, shares quick nuggets of stuff that will make you smarter!

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-TechStuff: The perfect podcast for seasoned techies and novices alike, this show breaks it down in a way that comforts even the staunchest technophobe.

-Stuff to Blow Your Mind: For the nerd in us all, this podcast will blow your mind.

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Or, check out any of our original video series:

-Stuff They Don’t Want You to Know: Conspiracy theorist? You’re not alone.

-The Stuff of Genius: Join HowStuffWorks founder, Marshall Brain, as he breaks down the evolution of everyday stuff in a fascinating way.

-The Coolest Stuff on the Planet: The Coolest Stuff on the Planet lets you take a tour around the most awesome places on Earth, without having to hop on a plane.

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I am a long time fan of How Stuff Works (primarily for the podcasts) and was excited to see an app for the android. Unfortunately this app has many flaws. I continuously have to uninstall and reinstall in order for the podcasts to be updated and have access to the archive topics. This has become a major annoyance.... Please rework and resolve the issues!

Never worked I was excited to use this app, specifically for the easy access to the podcasts. But the app froze when I first opened it, and would not unfreeze even after restarting my phone a few times over several days. I'll check back in a few months to see if you have improved anything.

It's ok. The app is definitely a good way to hear the podcasts, but having to hit more over and over to get to the older podcasts takes forever. Also, the app likes to stop working when you are hitting the more button many times and then you have to start all over from the top only for the app to stop again. All I wanted to do was hear the older podcasts, but the app is making that difficult to do.

Great site, bad app The search really needs work. Search for 'cancer', 'gravity' or 'internet', what are those results? They barely make sense. The website is much better, I'll stick with that. But really, GREAT site.

Search sucks I did a search within the app for "air conditioner" and "how does an air conditioner work", and neither search gave me the correct article, it showed a bunch of repair articles for air conditioners and cars. Search Google, and it shows me the HSW article I was looking for that the HSW app never did.

So, What's the point? Every time I go to the HSW website it asks to download the app, so that's what I did. Now, when I try to load an article with the app, I just get an error message "THIS CONTENT IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY THE HSW ANDROID APPLICATION" So tell me; Why should I even bother to use the app? I'm better off using the browser instead. The HSW website deserves 5 stars but the app shouldn't even get 1 star because the app absolutely sucks! Besides, the zoom dissent even work and there's no dark theme.

I am a long time fan of How Stuff Works (primarily for the podcasts) and was excited to see an app for the android. Unfortunately this app has many flaws. I continuously have to uninstall and reinstall in order for the podcasts to be updated and have access to the archive topics. This has become a major annoyance.... Please rework and resolve the issues!

Never worked I was excited to use this app, specifically for the easy access to the podcasts. But the app froze when I first opened it, and would not unfreeze even after restarting my phone a few times over several days. I'll check back in a few months to see if you have improved anything.

It's ok. The app is definitely a good way to hear the podcasts, but having to hit more over and over to get to the older podcasts takes forever. Also, the app likes to stop working when you are hitting the more button many times and then you have to start all over from the top only for the app to stop again. All I wanted to do was hear the older podcasts, but the app is making that difficult to do.

Great site, bad app The search really needs work. Search for 'cancer', 'gravity' or 'internet', what are those results? They barely make sense. The website is much better, I'll stick with that. But really, GREAT site.

Search sucks I did a search within the app for "air conditioner" and "how does an air conditioner work", and neither search gave me the correct article, it showed a bunch of repair articles for air conditioners and cars. Search Google, and it shows me the HSW article I was looking for that the HSW app never did.

So, What's the point? Every time I go to the HSW website it asks to download the app, so that's what I did. Now, when I try to load an article with the app, I just get an error message "THIS CONTENT IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY THE HSW ANDROID APPLICATION" So tell me; Why should I even bother to use the app? I'm better off using the browser instead. The HSW website deserves 5 stars but the app shouldn't even get 1 star because the app absolutely sucks! Besides, the zoom dissent even work and there's no dark theme.

Used to be five stars...now its not This app used to rock! Now it never updates its feed content and just problem after problem with this or that not being supported by android devices. Come on HSW, you used to be amazing!

Search is bad... I can never find ANYTHING using the search function. Searched for DNS and got 5 completely irrelevant results back. Uninstalling. Too bad because the website is great! The GUI also needs a serious update. It's too tacky with all the gradients and shadows. Looks like it was made in the 90's. Haven't even bothered to check other functionality as I got turned off by the app very quickly.

Great site... terrible app... I love the site, the articles are fantastic but this app is not so great. It crashed five times out of five tries. It claimed I didn't have an Internet connection when I did and then displayed an error code. I'm so sad the application doesn't live up to the website.

Love the content, loathe the app I love to listen to these podcasts. That said, the interface is awful. It's actually tedious to scroll through the list of podcasts because of the limited "more" button and list length. The app doesn't remember which podcasts you listen to, it always starts with the entire list starting from the most recent, you can't customize that listing, and if the screen turns off you end up having to school the entire way through the list to get back to where you were on the list to listen to the next podcast down.

Great site, bad app! This is simply bad advertisement for a great product. The site is splendid, but the app has a long way to go. The search results in the app are irrelevant at best and confusing at worst.

Best app for brain hunger This is an amazing app to feed your brain... guys I love the way you communicate things.. very helpful in getting to know about things.... I used to read two articles per day, and It's really an amazing work and effort you guys have shouldered up. I'm not gonna complaint about the sofrware part since to my knowledge you are doing your best but better understand that we need to be comfortable wen we use this app.... otherthan that take a bow for your wonderful job... GOOD JOB...

Great site , but worst android' application Good site, but worst android application, always gives irrelevant search results and also most how stuff works contents I am not able to read, always pops up with window showing the contents are not supportable by hsw android application.

Needs updating! I used to just read the featured articles, And browse through the categorys to find something interesting. The app has had the same featured articles for months now, and since the search engine in the app cannot look for simple words it makes the app nearly useless.

Love the content, delivery is lacking Sysk shoutout--I listen to Josh and Chuck daily at work, but when I try to select an older podcast, the app will sometimes get stuck in a loop looking for the next page or not play the podcast that I select (various error messages). Kind of frustrating, since I spend about half as much time trying to get the app to work as I do listening to it. Sometimes I just give up and use the browser. Five stars for sure if they fix the issues.

SYSK is awesome but.. Love the podcasts, love the app. I do wish the app had downloading capabilities. Where as I can download it with wifi and play it later without using data. I used to use a different app for this purpose but recently bought a new phone. Also, I can't access the blog or social pages. Error message reads "cannot load. Please log into Facebook." This will appear whether I'm logged into Facebook or not. I will appreciate any feedback.

Great site, crap app HSW has been a favourite site for years, its a pity the app isn't up to the same standard. By all means keep it accessible to as many Android iterations as poss but u seriously got to bring the GUI up to date and rethink search functionality

I love the website but the app sucks When I searched some questions like how stock market works. I gave me some options but when I selected the item it says that "this option is supported by android app"

Eh Sadly, the app frequently crashes. I think it has potential, but I find it difficult to give a good rating. I know its concept is amazing, alas the app needs a little bit more work before you can consider it to be official.

Search doesn't work Love the site and the articles but the app needs improvement. Can't search by article title and I don't think all of the articles are available on the app but I can't tell mostly because I can't search for them.

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With this unofficial app you can download and stream every episode of both shows, as well as follow the official twitter and Facebook pages.

This is an unofficial app, the developer is not affiliated with the show or Mr. Carlin. If you are a fan of the show go to his official website and donate or support the show and check out there merchandise. This application uses Google Analytics to anonymously track usage data within the application, which helps me to provide more of what it is you like. If you would like to opt out of this, you can do so in the settings menu.

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ULTRA STREET FIGHTER 4! Frame Assistant Tool (FAT) and Notes Taking*******************In App Purchases are DONATIONS only! Only an extra theme is not free in this app*******************USF4 ready! Includes all the changes from AE 2012 --> Ultra, and the 5 new characters also! See any data that's wrong? Let me know on twitter (@D4RK_ONION) or email (fullmeterapps@gmail.com). Thanks!

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